Hexanoic acid, ethyl ester

• Formula: C₈H₁₆O₂
• Molecular weight: 144.2114
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-3-5-6-7-8(9)10-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: SHZIWNPUGXLXDT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 123-66-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • ethyl hexanoate-d11
• Other names: Ethyl caproate; Ethyl hexanoate; Caproic acid ethyl ester; n-Caproic acid ethyl ester; Acetic acid, butyl-, ethyl ester; Ethyl butyl acetate; Ethyl hexoate; Ethyl ester of hexanoic acid; Ethyl n-hexanoate; NSC 8882; 8068-81-3
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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tend	Final temperature
  Tstart	Initial temperature

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